ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1964 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1963
PART VIII - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Section 88. Breach of contract of betrothal.
Where a party to a contract of betrothal breaks such contract, such party shall be liable to the other party for the sum agreed to in the contract together with-
(a) in the case where the party so liable is a male, the amount of the maskahwin payable under the contract, and such other sum as may have been expended by the other party in good faith in preparation for effecting the terms of the contract;
(b)in the case where the party so liable is a female, the return of betrothal gifts or the value thereof, and such other sum expended by the other party in good faith in preparation for effecting the terms of the contract.